Voyageur Press Robert DuBois founded Voyageur Press and began publishing books in 1977, with a strong emphasis on nature and the wilderness, as well as books about Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. The company was sold to Motorbooks International in 2005 and acquired by the Quarto Group in 2007. Today, Voyageur Press publishes books that illuminate, inform, and instruct on self-sufficiency, country life, American food and drink, popular science, regional travel, and music and popular culture.

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Amelia Earhart and Mabrook! A World of Muslim Weddings, both from Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, and The Hello Atlas from Wide Eyed Editions have been selected as part of the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2017 in the US. This annual cooperative project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council aims to gather “an annual reading list of exceptional books for use in social studies classrooms, selected by social studies educators.”
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Author of Unseen London and London Uncovered published by Frances Lincoln, an imprint of The Quarto Group, Peter Dazeley has been awarded The British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for his services to photography and charity. Read More.

LONDON, 20 July 2016 – The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) is pleased to announce the following Leadership appointments, effective from 1 January 2017 and reporting to Marcus E. Leaver, Chief Executive Officer of The Quarto Group. Read More.

Seven Quarto Publishing Group authors will be among the judges for the 2016 EDDY Awards. The EDDY Awards are a celebration of excellence in publishing—from food writing to coverage of social issues to exceptional photography and more. The awards celebrate the voice of independent publishers covering local food, season by season. Read More.

Three titles published by Quarto Publishing Group USA have been nominated for the IACP 2016 Cookbook Awards. Voyageur Press's Beer Pairing, along with Let's Cook French, and Tasting Wine and Cheese, published by Quarry Books, are the nominees. Read More.

Publishers Weekly reports that over the past three years, Quarto Publishing Group, USA has focused on growing its cookbook list. In 2012, it had 35 food and cooking titles, many on what were then considered niche subjects like vegan cooking and low-sodium food. Today, the press has tripled the number of titles on its list to more than 100.
And it launched a new initiative, This Is Your Cookbook, to allow consumers to produce and print high-quality hardcover cookbooks with their own or favorite Quarto recipes. Read More.

Quarto (LSE: QRT.L), the leading global illustrated book publisher and distribution group, on February 26 announced a rebrand of its publishing divisions, comprising new names and a new visual identity, which better represents how the divisions work together. With shared domestic, international and foreign language sales teams Quarto is one integrated supplier to customers worldwide. The new names and logos make this clear while capitalizing on the company's 38-year-old heritage. Read More.

Inspired by the release of three "big name, beautifully done" beer books this January, Quayside Publishing Group, which specializes in illustrated nonfiction, has declared the month of March to be Beer Book Month. Shelf Awareness reported that Quayside has also brewed up a corresponding blog, beerbookmonth.com, which has been featuring excerpts and selections from its beer titles since January. Read More.

Pulp Fiction, The Complete Story of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece, published by Voyageur Press; An Exuberant Catalogue of Dreams, published by Aurum Press, and The New English Garden, published by Frances Lincoln, are on this year's New York Times Holiday Gift Guide. Read More.

It's hard to think of James Cameron's The Terminator starring anyone other than Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the killer cyborg from the future. But what if Sting was the one traveling back to the '80s to prevent the machines from taking over? Or Bruce Springsteen on the run with Rosanna Arquette? Or Mickey Rourke? A comprehensive new book about the hugely successful franchise, Terminator Vault, reveals some interesting casting choices revealed in memos and other documents from the capricious pre-production process... Read More.

Chef Gerry Hayden of The North Fork Table and Inn in Southold, New York, is one of the Best Chef Nominees for the Northeast Region.
Chef Gerry is an outstanding culinary artist and is featured in
The Hamptons & Long Island Homegrown Cookbook.
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Author Emily Tepe doesn't accept the old notion that food-producing plants should be segregated in their own plot. She advocates combining them freely with ornamentals to add color, texture and visual interest to beds and containers.
"I believe a yard can be both beautiful and productive," she writes.
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Even people without coffee tables enjoy coffee table books as gifts, especially if they're thoughtfully chosen rather than hastily snatched from a store shelf at the last minute. The Associated Press has selected Green Day as one of the best coffee table gift books this year. Read More.

The Big Lebowski: An Illustrated, Annotated History of the Greatest Cult Film of All Time, published by Voyageur Press, and All About Bond, distributed by Quayside Distribution Services, are two of the picks in the 2012 Fandango Holiday Gift Guide. Read More.

When Bob Greenberger came to the first "Star Trek" convention in New York City in 1972, he discovered that the universe of the sci-fi show went far beyond the bridge of the USS Enterprise. Now he's written a book about his favorite sci-fi show. Read More.

From overnight sensations and epic affairs to drunken arrests and unsolved murders, there are more legends about the music and movie industries than inquiring minds can count.
Two St. Louis-area authors have investigated 113 of them in a pair of new volumes published by Voyageur Press: Rock 'n' Roll Myths and Hollywood Myths.
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Dead Letters author Paul Grushkin will give a special presentation about the book and the Grateful Dead's fans at the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, Wednesday, June 13th, 7:00 p.m. Read More.

With demand for goat meat driving a market boom in this country, a few farmers are getting in the goat business and trying the meat for themselves. The Meat Goat Handbook, by Yvonne Zweede-Tucker, aims to help producers get into the business. Read More.

Gabriel Campanario, whose work has appeared for years in the Seattle Times under the byline "Seattle Sketcher," and in his Urban Sketcher blog, will share sketching tips at the Seattle Public Library at 1 p.m. April 29. Read More.

Through his efforts in the periodical press, complemented by the 12 books he has authored, Dave Hunter has carved a reputation as one of the best when it comes to translating technical information in a way any reader can understand. He talks about his latest book, Amped, in the May issue of Vintage Guitar magazine. Read More.

Every Artist has a story. Artistically Speaking Blog Talk Radio shared the story of Sarah Ahearn Bellemare, author of Painted Pages is a painter who's mixed media paintings are layered with found images, fragments of text from old books, and pieces of outdated maps. Join us as we discuss everyting about her creative life and lifestyle...we also look into the pages of her new book: Painted Pages: Fueling Creativity with Sketchbooks and Mixed Media. Read More.

About.com says Mittens and Hats for Yarn Lovers is good for knitters who "might be new to knitting mittens or hats but who are also adventurous enough to venture out on their own design-wise." Read More.

PatternReview.com, the leading independent online social network for people who sew, marks its 10th anniversary on November 19. PatternReview members from around the world meet regularly and the best tips from its members were recently published by Creative Publishing international in the book 1,000 Clever Sewing Shortcuts & Tips. All royalties from the sale of the book go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Read More.

Stefanie Girard, author of Sweater Surgery and blogger at the Craftside blog, was part of the program during the Burbank READS program, coordinated by the Burbank, California, Public Library. Read More.

The Retroist says Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film is "the definitive source on the making of Alien. It is superbly written and I can say that for any fan of the film they need to add this book to their collection." Read More.

Yes! Weekly praises Alien Vault, saying "even the most jaded and knowledgeable Alien aficionado will be amazed by the breadth and depth of research (author Ian) Nathan has done. The book truly is everything you ever wanted to know about Alien but were afraid (for whatever reason!) to ask." Read More.

Lee Klancher's new video "Art of the John Deere Studio Set-up Time Lapse" shows a photographic studio being built at the Keller Collection in Brillion, Wisconsin. The studio was built to photograph John Deere farm tractors from the collection. Visit Lee's site at www.leeklancher.com.
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Author B.J. Carpenter shows how to make Honey Lemonade in this video from Lakeland Cooks. Recipe from The Minnesota Table: Recipes for Savoring Local Food Throughout the Year, by Shelley Holl and B.J. Carpenter. Read More.